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Rosé Sangria

Do you ever sneak alcohol on picnics? I have been known to stash wine in a water bottle, and Alex always spikes the orange juice. But for our next outdoor gathering, I'd love to take it up a notch with this rosé sangria from the gorgeous new cookbook Vibrant Food. Here's how to make it...

Swapping the more commonly found fruit in sangria, usually apples and oranges, for a mix of seasonal berries, like these lovely golden raspberries, along with some juicy watermelon, adds a welcome summery twist to this fresh, pink-hued drink. I prefer to use agave nectar with cold drinks because it blends more easily than honey, but if you have honey on hand, it’s just fine as a substitute.

In a large pitcher, combine the rosé, Triple Sec and agave nectar. Add the raspberries, watermelon, peach and lime and gently stir to combine. Chill for 3 to 4 hours. Serve cold, over ice.Thank you so much, Kimberley! Your book is beautiful!

Ha "sneak alcohol on picnics". That's not a thing here in germany where public consumption of alcohol is definitely ok! But on the few occasions I have picnicked in the US there was sneaky alcohol consumption for sure

Looks amazing, thanks for sharing! This is what my husband and I bring on picnics. Yes, it's sparkling wine in a can. We're classy like that. http://www.francisfordcoppolawinery.com/store/details/SM12R

Also, I grew up in a dry county in the bible belt - I was 18 before I knew that there were some towns that sold beer and wine in the grocery store. *mind blown* I was well into my 20's before I found out that you can buy liquor in some states on a Sunday! :o

LOL! I'm glad I'm not the only one to sneak in wine. It was really weird at first, when I moved to D.C. from New Orleans, where you could almost always drink alcohol outside. It still seems uptight to me. Drinking doesn't have to mean getting drunk.

I've found that with many public parks here in Michigan, having alcohol is actually ok, you just can't have it in glass containers so when we picnic I'll decant our wine into one of those wine bags or a plastic bottle.

Sumslay, me too! At the ripe old age of 27, I learned that, in the town in Colorado that my sister lives in, the liquor stores are open on Sundays. I can't fathom such a world! The town I live in, the restaurants cant even serve "high-point" beer, much less booze!

Sneaking alcohol on a picnic seems sad to me, because presentation is so important to taste.

I can't imagine that furtively slugging a plastic bottle full of lemonade mixed with beer would taste as good as a nicely poured shandy in a pretty glass. Though I guess there is something to be said for the fun of getting away with things you're not allowed to do.

It makes me feel lucky to live in Japan. In the springtime when the cherry blossoms come out, we even have a picnic season called Hanami. Everyone is drinking under the pink blossoms and it's really beautiful.

I have a blog about life here in Japan, if any of your readers are interested.http://openprivatelife.blogspot.jp/

I actually am in the process of making infused vodka right now, and this is such a similar concept! The only thing is it's so hard for me to convince myself to buy triple sec... it's ridiculously expensive :(

I made this sangria for the 4th and it was a HUGE hit! So much so that we needed to "morph" it as the night went on...when we got to half a pitcher, we added a bottle of prosecco, and when we got to half of pitcher of that we added a bottle of red! ha! Thank you for my new sangria recipe!! - Tess